Necktie



A. M. BAKERMAN.

NECKTIE APPLICATION FILED AUG.22, 1919.

Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

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ABRAHAM M. BAKERMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NECKTIE.

Application filed. August 22, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ABRAHAM M. BAKER- MAN, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, county of New. York, and $tate of New York, have invented a new and Improved Necktie, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. a

This invention relates to neckwear and particularly to neck ties of what is known as the four in hand model.

A purpose of this invention is to disclose a self tied neck wear manufactured to .rescmble a tie as usually worn and tied on and around collars. A feature resides in the ready made and ready to wear fold or knot which constitutes the head piece adapted to fit up under the collar.

An object is to produce a two piece tie comprising a tie head or knot, a fly, and a tie band, all parts so arranged that the tie may be quickly adjusted into place and securely held in service position. A feature resides in the tie knot or tie head which resembles a well executed and deftly arranged tie knot of fashion and style.

Drawings are presented to further substantiate my disclosure, and in Figure 1 is shown a front view of the complete tie.

Fig. 2 shows a rear view of the tie head or knot in part section with a cloth covering partly removed to showparts.

Fig. 3 illustrates a view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 shows a sectional view taken on the line l4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view of a clamping attachment carried on the back of the tie head or knot.

A neckwear apparel patterned according to the plan of this invention consists of a headpiece made of pliable or yieldable material provided withv a clamping attach ment. A fly or streamer ribbon depends from the head piece, and a tie band is slidably associated with the head piece in order to draw the tie into service and closed position with the wearers collar.

Referring more in particular to the drawing for a more detailed description, there is pointed out the head piece 7 made of rubber or other appropriate pliable ma terial shaped down to approximate the size and contour of the usual tie form or knot made when a four in hand tie is tied into a collar. A pair of tie band tube guides Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

Serial No. 319,141.

8 are vulcanized into the head. These parts may be made of very light tubing, or if desired the head piece may be molded with the tube openings made therein without the guide or liner 8.

A clamping attachment, for engaging the tie band and holding said band taut, is made up of a plate 9 integral with a bracket 10 spaced from the plate. The lower end of the bracket is provided with integral and lateral tabs 11 which are bent around the lower part of the head piece and clamped thereon to assist in holding the clamping attachment on'the headpiece. A pair of clamp arms, comprising a serrated head 14 and press ends 15, are disposed between the plate 9 and spaced bracket 10; and are fulcrumed on a pin 16 secured in the plate and bracket. A spring, comprising the two upstanding parts 17 carried on an integral coil, is confined on the pin 16 with the upper ends compressively engaging the clamp arms to press them normally outwardly against upturned stops 18 integral with the plate 9. The plate is made with openings which register with and receive thereinto the ends of the tubes 8, and the contacting parts may be soldered or otherwise secured together. lies across the opening of the tube passage and is limited from further lateral movement by the stops 18. By pressing on the press ends 15 of the clamp arms the serrated heads can be moved out of engagement with the stops 18 and from over the tube openings. The Fig. 5 shows a complete assembly of the clamp attachment joined with the two guide tubes, the structure being separated from the rubber head piece.

The clamp attachment is applied to the rear face of the rubber head piece and the tabs bent and shaped around the head as illustrated. The upper portion is secured to the head by joining the plate and tubes. A silk fabric covering 20 is next sewed over the assembled clamp attachment and head piece to form the ornamental finish necessary to neckwear and neck ties for dress purposes. Small holes may be provided in the metal parts to facilitate the sewing of the cloth to the frame and other parts. The assembled head and clamp attachment is completely covered excepting the two tube openings in the rear, which are left open to receive a tie band as later described. A tie band 21 consists of a long ribbon or Each serrated head.

band associated with the finished head or tie knot. Each end of the band has attached thereto a metallic end piece 22, and a corrugation o1 kink 23 formed in one of the end pieces. The end pieces should be of flexible thin plate steel and be covered over and concealed within the fabric ends of the tie band. The tie'band is inserted in tie knot by introducing each end piece 23 through the tubes Swhich allows the band to loop around as shownin F ig. land permits the tie band ends to hang down from the tie knot.

The tie pendant or streamer is of usual design and is attached to the tle knot in an approved manner. This streamer 24L covers the tie band ends, and conceals them from view.

The wearer grasps. the tie knot or head piece between his thumb and forefinger and presses inwardly until the serrated heads are disengaged from; the stops 18 and until the tie band slips freely through the tie knot to enable the wearer to adjust the tie to his collar. The release of pressure on the sides of the tie knot drops; the serrated heads into engagement with the tie band and against the stops 18 which firmly clamps the tie band in fixed position in a collar and around the wearers neck. The corrugation 23 keeps the tie band attached to the'tie knot while one end of said band is removed to place it through a collar.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is as follows: I

An attachment or accessory for neck ties, comprising a straightbar, a transverse piece made on one end thereof, the upper 7 end of the bar turned down in approximately parallel relation with the bar, openings made in the turned-down part, clamp legs with serrated ends pivoted between the bar and turned-down part with the serrations adapted to lie across the openings, a

head piece placed adjacent the attachment,

said head piece havingpassagesmade therethrough and registering with the openings in the turned-down bracket, and the aforesaid transversebar bent around the head piece to Hold the head piece and attachment together. 7

ABRAHAM-M. B KERMAN Y' J 

